Sky Bet Super Sub Novice Chase (Grade 3) – Punchestown

Punchestown

12:50

Sky Bet Super Sub Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Date 2026-01-11

Distance 2m3f115y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €21,535

Winning Time 5m 20.80s (slow by 22.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kappa Jy Pyke (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	5/1	Won
2nd	Jacob's Ladder (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	7/1	3.5
3rd	Predators Gold (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	4/6F	.75
4th	The Enabler (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	9/1	14
5th	Pure Steel (IRE) Mark Walsh · James Joseph Mangan	6/1	31

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Predators Gold Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	156	—	2253/1	-	161	145	36d	—	—	-22	26.3	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Impressive comeback win last month makes him a major player
4	Pure Steel Bay J:Mark Walsh T:James Joseph Mangan	J:Mark Walsh T:James Joseph Mangan	156	—	/41-31	139	148	128	31d	—	—	+10	27.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Impressive rated novice win here last month; yard won this with Spillane's Tower
2	Kappa Jy Pyke Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	156	—	2169-1	-	150	132	45d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Thurles chase debut win augurs well; much more on his plate here though
1	Jacob's Ladder Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	156	p	1P-231	138	155	133	29d	—	—	+15	24.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Jumped better in cheekpieces to win over 2m latest; 2m4f fine and likely more to come
5	The Enabler Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	156	t	006-31	138	160	123	29d	—	—	+16	24.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Predators Gold	5/6	5/6	4/5
Pure Steel	4/1	7/2	4/1
Kappa Jy Pyke	11/2	5/1	11/2
Jacob's Ladder	8/1	8/1	8/1
The Enabler	9/1	9/1	17/2

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Pure Steel

27.3

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Predators Gold

26.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 16.3

5/6

3rd

Jacob's Ladder

24.9

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

The Enabler

24.5

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Kappa Jy Pyke

13.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pure Steel	139	148	128
Jacob's Ladder	138	155	133
The Enabler	138	160	123
Predators Gold	—	161	145
Kappa Jy Pyke	—	150	132

Last Run